Plant Finance Manager (Onsite/Hybrid - Brookings, SD)

SOLVENTUM•Brookings, SD

10d•$143,200 - $196,900•Hybrid

About The Position

At Solventum, the Plant Finance Manager provides strategic and operational financial leadership to the Brookings, South Dakota plant team and direct support to the Plant Director. The Brookings site is Solventum’s largest manufacturing plant and a cornerstone of its MedSurg business, producing products that help healthcare providers improve outcomes and patient care. The role partners with plant, business-segment, and Global Supply Chain teams on financial performance, planning, investments, productivity, and operational decisions. It leads recurring financial processes and develops standardized analyses and reporting tools while ensuring compliance with Global Financial Standards and statutory requirements. The position is onsite in Brookings or hybrid-eligible, with duties requiring travel to Brookings. Travel may include up to 5% domestic or international travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher, completed and verified before starting, and at least 8 years of finance experience; alternatively, a high school diploma/GED, completed and verified before starting, and at least 12 years of finance experience.
At least 5 years of manufacturing experience.
Legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline, completed and verified before starting.
CPA, CMA, or equivalent international certification.
Experience working in the MedTech industry.
Experience supporting responsibility for income statements, financial planning, forecasting, and financial performance management.
Experience engaging business stakeholders to align financial assumptions, planning activities, and business objectives.
Experience leading teams, projects, or initiatives and influencing stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
Experience delivering results in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple priorities and business demands.
Experience progressing through increasing levels of responsibility within finance, accounting, business, or operational organizations.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational financial leadership to the Brookings plant team and direct support to the Plant Director.
Partner with the business on the plant financial scorecard, continuous improvement initiatives, inventory and production analysis, and short- and long-term plant financial decisions.
Lead weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual processes, including plant operating rhythms, month-end close, QORs/MREs, operating plans, and strategic plans.
Collaborate with business segments and Global Supply Chain organizations to support site investment analysis.
Analyze plant spending and work with teams to identify, communicate, and execute productivity improvement opportunities.
Measure and assess plant performance weekly, monthly, and quarterly to predict results and drive corrective actions to meet targets.
Develop an understanding of how sales volume, mix, demand planning, and supply planning affect plant financials, and use that understanding to drive site productivity.
Monitor external economic factors to support plant management decisions.
Develop and drive end-to-end processes, analyses, and tools to standardize reporting for the site.
Ensure compliance with Global Financial Standards and statutory requirements.
Comply with corporate policies, procedures, and security standards while performing assigned duties.